taxes

CNN: 'Is It Time for the GOP to Blink When It Comes to Tax Hikes?'

5/11/2011 4:04 PM ET
CNN's Jack Cafferty hinted Monday that despite Republican opposition to tax hikes, the extra revenue could help the country. Then on Tuesday morning, anchor Carol Costello framed Republicans as ...

Matt Lauer Worries Debt Ceiling Fight Will 'Shatter' National Unity, Urges 'Increase in Revenue'

5/10/2011 12:18 PM ET
In an interview with Speaker of the House John Boehner on Tuesday's Today on NBC, co-host Matt Lauer fretted over the upcoming debate on raising the nation's debt limit: "...after the news ...

Amanpour Accuses Paul Ryan of 'Reverse Robin Hoodism,' Freeland Urges 'Courage' to Raise Taxes

5/1/2011 7:11 PM ET
"This week - budget blowback," Christiane Amanpour trumpeted in framing her Sunday look, at reaction to Republican Congressman Paul Ryan's proposed budget plan, through those hostile to it, ...

CBS's Cordes Charges Ryan's Plan Undermined by 'Big Tax Cut for the Wealthy'

4/27/2011 9:23 AM ET
Picking up from flustered colleague Bob Schieffer, who on the April 17 Face the Nation demanded of Congressman Paul Ryan, "Why do these rich people need another tax cut? I mean, they're already ...

The Speech I Skipped

4/20/2011 5:34 PM ET
Even without listening it was clear the president would call for more spending, more government and more taxes.

NYT's David Leonhardt, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Commentary, Loves Obama-Care and Higher Taxes

4/19/2011 5:48 PM ET
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times economics writer David Leonhardt's "graceful penetration" of American wallets: He has called on Obama to break his promise not to raise taxes on those making ...

In Media Rarity, on Tax Day CBS Points Out Nearly Half Escape Paying Any Income Tax

4/19/2011 8:59 AM ET
A day after a CBS News Sunday Morning story fretted that the wealthy aren't paying a high-enough income tax rate without bothering to note how a significant portion of the population avoids paying ...

CBS Highlights Tea Party Rallies, But Also Plays Up Bad Poll Numbers

4/18/2011 5:56 PM ET
CBS's Jan Crawford spotlighted the Tea Party movement on Monday's Early Show, but also played up how it might present a "challenge" for potential Republican presidential candidates due its ...

CBS Rues Unfairness of Rich Not Paying Enough Without Noting More Than a Third of Americans Pay Nothing

4/18/2011 9:12 AM ET
CBS News on Sunday morning managed to examine incongruities in the U.S. tax system, highlighting those ' including a former New York Times reporter ' who think the wealthy aren't paying enough, ...

Befuddled Bob Schieffer: 'Why Do These Rich People Need Another Tax Cut? They're Already Rich'

4/17/2011 11:31 PM ET
"Why do these rich people need another tax cut?" Bob Schieffer demanded of his guest on Sunday morning's Face the Nation, Republican Congressman Paul Ryan. Conveying his no-so-profound economic ...
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